George Lucas Biography (1944-)

Full name, George Walton Lucas, Jr.; born May 14, 1944, in Modesto, CA; son of George Walton, Sr. (an owner of a stationery store) and Dorothy Lucas; married Marcia Griffin (a film editor), February 22, 1969 (divorced, 1983); adopted children: Amanda, Katie, Jett. Addresses: Office: Lucasfilm, Ltd.,P.O. Box 2009, San Rafael, CA 94912-2009.

Nationality: United States
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, producer, writer, editor, cinematographer
Birth Details: May 14, 1944; Modesto, California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Production assistant, The Bus, 1965
Director, cinematographer, and editor, Look at Life (short film),1965
Director, cinematographer, and editor, Herbie (short film), 1966
Director, cinematographer, and editor, Freiheit (short film), 1966
Director, cinematographer, and editor, 1:42:08: A Man and His Car(short documentary film; also known as 1:42.08 to Qualify), 1966
Camera operator, Grand Prix, 1966
Sound editor, Marcello, I'm Bored, 1966
Director, THX 1138:4EB (short film; also known as Electronic Labyrinth), 1967
Director, The Emperor (short documentary film), 1967
Director, cinematographer, and editor, Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town (short film), 1967
Director, cinematographer, and editor, 6-18-67 (short film), 1967
Production assistant, Finian's Rainbow, 1968
Camera operator, Why Man Creates, 1968
Director, sound technician, cinematographer, and editor, Filmmaker(also known as Filmmaker: A Diary by George Lucas), Zoetrope Studios/Lucasfilm, 1968
Associate producer and assistant director, The Rain People, WarnerBros., 1969
Editor, The Making of "The Rain People," 1969
(With others) Cinematographer, Gimme Shelter, Columbia, 1970
Director and editor, THX-1138, Warner Bros., 1971
Director and (uncredited) editor, American Graffiti, Universal, 1973
Executive producer, director, (with Marcia Lucas) editor, and music producer, Star Wars (also known as Star Wars: Episode IV--A New Hopeand Star Wars IV: A New Hope), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
Executive producer, More American Graffiti (also known as Purple Haze), Universal, 1979
Executive producer, editor, and music producer, The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V--The Empire Strikes Back andStar Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
(With Akira Kurosawa) Executive producer, Kagemusha (also known asThe Double, Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior), Kagemusha the Shadow Warrior, and Shadow Warrior), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
(Uncredited) Executive producer, Body Heat, Warner Bros., 1981
(With Howard Kazanjian) Executive producer and (uncredited) editor, Raiders of the Lost Ark (also known as Indiana Jones and the Raiders ofthe Lost Art), Paramount, 1981
Executive producer, Twice upon a Time, Warner Bros., 1983
Executive producer, editor, and music producer, Return of the Jedi(also known as Blue Harvest, Revenge of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VI--Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VI: Revenge of the Jedi, and Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
(With Frank Marshall) Executive producer and (uncredited) editor, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Paramount, 1984
(With Francis Ford Coppola) Executive producer, Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (also known as Mishima), Warner Bros., 1985
(Uncredited) Executive producer and editor, Latino, 1985
Executive producer, Captain Eo, Walt Disney, 1986
Executive producer, Howard the Duck (also known as Howard: A New Breed of Hero), Universal, 1986
Executive producer, Labyrinth, TriStar, 1986
Executive producer, Inside the Labyrinth, 1986
Executive producer, Star Tours (short film), Walt Disney, 1987
(With Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, and Steven Spielberg) Executive producer, The Land before Time, Universal, 1988
Executive producer, Willow, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
Executive producer, Tucker: The Man and His Dream, Paramount, 1988
(With Marshall and Kennedy) Executive producer and (uncredited) editor, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Paramount, 1989
Executive producer, Wow! (short film), Lucasfilm, 1990
Editor, Jurassic Park, Universal, 1993
(Uncredited) Coproducer, Leprechaun, 1993
Executive producer, Radioland Murders, Universal, 1994
Executive producer and director, Star Wars: Special Edition, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Executive producer, The Empire Strikes Back: Special Edition, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Executive producer, Return of the Jedi: Special Edition, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1997
Executive producer, director, and editor, Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace (also known as The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode I, and Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Executive producer, director, and editor, Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones (also known as Star Wars II), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
Also assistant editor, Journey to the Pacific.
Film Appearances
George Lucas: Maker of Films, 1971
(Uncredited) Missionary, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Paramount, 1984
(Uncredited) Supervisor at spaceport, Star Tours (short film), Walt Disney, 1987
(Uncredited) Man kissing on bridge, Hook, 1991
Himself, The Magical World of Chuck Jones (documentary), Warner Bros., 1992
Disappointed man, Beverly Hills Cop III, Paramount, 1994
Television Executive Producer
Series
Droids: The Adventures of R2D2 and C3PO (also known as Droids, Ewoks and Droids Adventure Hour, and Star Wars: Droids), ABC, 1985-1986
Ewoks (also known as The All New Ewoks, Ewoks and DroidsAdventure Hour, and Star Wars: Ewoks), ABC, 1985-1987
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, ABC, 1992-1993
Movies
The Ewok Adventure (also known as Caravan of Courage and Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure), ABC, 1984

Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, ABC, 1985
Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies, 1994
Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye, 1995
Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen, 1995
Television Work
Specials
Coproducer, Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1990
Television Appearances
Specials
The Making of "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," 1984
Willow: The Making of an Adventure, syndicated, 1988
The Hero's Journey (also known as The Hero's Journey: The Worldof Joseph Campbell), PBS, 1988
Siskel & Ebert: The Future of the Movies (also known as Siskel & Ebert: The Future of the Movies with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Martin Scorsese), syndicated, 1990
Martin Scorsese Directs, PBS, 1990
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, Showtime, 1991
Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros., 1991
The 64th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1992
George Lucas: Heroes, Myths and Magic, 1993
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects, NBC, 1994
Carrie Fisher: The Hollywood Family, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies, HBO, 1995
The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg (also knownas AFI Salute to Steven Spielberg), NBC, 1995
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese through American Movies, Channel 4, 1995
The Making of Disneyland's "Indiana Jones Adventure," 1995
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic, 1999
Intimate Portrait: Cindy Williams, Lifetime, 2001
Star Wars: The Magic and the Mystery, 1997
Aliens Invade Hollywood, The Learning Channel, 1997
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome, 2001
Episodic
Future Quest, PBS, 1994
American Cinema, PBS, 1995
Carrie on Hollywood, 1995
Conversations from the Edge with Carrie Fisher, Oxygen Network, 2001
"Bag Klonernes angreb," Troldspejlet, 2002
Other
Joseph Campbell and the Power of Myth (miniseries), 1988
Video Work
Executive Producer
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Trenches of Hell, 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure, 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil, 1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service, Amblin Entertainment, 1999
RECORDINGS
Videos
The Making of "Star Wars," 1977
The Making of "Raiders of the Lost Ark," 1981
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, 1983
The Unauthorized Star Wars Story, Visual Entertainment, 1999
The Stars of Star Wars: Interviews with the Cast, IMC Vision, 1999
Film-Fest DVD: Issue 6--Moviemaking in the New Millennium, 2001
From Morf to Morphing: The Dawn of Digital Filmmaking, Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2001
WRITINGS
Films
Look at Life (short film), 1965
Herbie (short film), 1966
Freiheit (short film), 1966
1:42:08: A Man and His Car (short documentary film; also known as1:42.08 to Qualify), 1966
THX 1138:4EB (short film; also known as Electronic Labyrinth), 1967
Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town (short film), 1967
6-18-67 (short film), 1967
The Emperor (short documentary film), 1967
Filmmaker (also known as Filmmaker: A Diary by George Lucas), Zoetrope Studios/Lucasfilm, 1968
(With Walter Murch) THX-1138, Warner Bros., 1971
(With Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck) American Graffiti, Universal,1973, published by Grove (New York City), 1974
Star Wars (based on a story by Lucas; also known as Star Wars:Episode IV--A New Hope and Star Wars IV: A New Hope), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977, published as Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker, Ballantine (New York City), 1976, published as Star Wars, a NewHope: The Illustrated Screenplay, 1998
More American Graffiti (based on characters created by Lucas; alsoknown as Purple Haze), Universal, 1979
(With Lawrence Kasdan) Return of the Jedi (based on a story by Lucas; also known as Blue Harvest, Revenge of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VI--Return of the Jedi, Star Wars: Episode VI: Revenge ofthe Jedi, and Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
Star Wars: Special Edition, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Star Wars: Episode I--The Phantom Menace (also known as The Phantom Menace, Star Wars: Episode I, and Star Wars I: The PhantomMenace), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
(With Jonathan Hales) Star Wars: Episode II--Attack of the Clones(also known as Star Wars II), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
Television Specials
(Uncredited) The Star Wars Holiday Special, 1978
Books
(With Lawrence Kasdan) The Art of the Return of the Jedi (nonfiction), Ballantine (New York City), 1980
(With Amy Ehrlich) The Ewoks and the Lost Children, Random House (New York City), 1985
(With Cathy East Dubowski) Willow: The Storybook Based on the Movie, Random House, 1988
(With Joan D. Vinge) Willow: Based on the Motion Picture, Random House, 1988
(With Megan Stine) The Mummy's Curse, Random House, 1992
(With Dan Barry) The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Hollywood Comics, 1992
(With Gavin Scott) Revolution!, Random House, 1992
(With A. L. Singer) Safari Sleuth, Random House, 1992
(With William McCay) The Secret Place, Random House, 1992
(With Les Martin) Field of Death, Random House, 1992
(With Martin) Trek of Doom, Random House, 1992
(With Rick Brightfield) Behind the Great Wall: Peking, March 1910,Bantam (New York City), 1993
(With Martin) Prisoner of War, Random House, 1993
(With Stephanie Calmenson) Race to Danger, Random House, 1993
(With Chris Claremont) Shadow Moon (novel; in "Chronicles of the Shadow War" series), Bantam (New York City), 1995
A New Hope, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
(With Claremont) Shadow Dawn (novel; in "Chronicles of the ShadowWar" series), Bantam, 1999
(With Claremont) Shadow Star (novel; in "Chronicles of the ShadowWar" series), Bantam, 1999
George Lucas: Interviews, edited by Sally Kline, University Pressof Mississippi (Jackson), 1999
Video Games
Star Wars, 1983

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

Many film and television programs have been based on stories or characters created by Lucas, including the films The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Willow, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jed (alsoknown as Indiana Jed & the Search for the Infinite Power), released in 1992, and Radioland Murders; the television movies The Ewok Adventure, Ewoks: The Battle for Endor, Young Indiana Jones andthe Hollywood Follies, Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye, and Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen;the videos The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Trenches of Hell, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure, The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil, The Adventures ofYoung Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service, and the video game The Empire Strikes Back, 1985. Characters from Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and The Return of the Jedi are the main characters of the animated children's program The Great Heep, ABC, 1986.

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Volume 23, Gale, 1998
Baxter, John, Mythmaker: The Life and Work of George Lucas, Spike/Avon Books (New York City), 1999
Champlin, Charles, George Lucas: The Creative Impulse, revised edition, Harry Abrams (New York City), 1997
Encyclopedia of World Biography Supplement, Volume 19, Gale, 1999
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1997
Jenkins, Garry, Empire Building: The Remarkable Real-life Story of Star Wars, Carol Publishing Group (Secaucus, NJ), 1999
Lucas, George, George Lucas: Interviews, edited by Sally Kline, University Press of Mississippi (Jackson), 1999
Newsmakers 1999, Issue 4, Gale, 1999
Pollock, Dale, Skywalking: The Life and Times of George Lucas, 1984, Da Capo Press (New York City), 1999,
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, May 11, 2001, p. 28
Forbes, March 11, 1996, pp. 122-128
Hollywood Reporter, October 20, 1998, pp. 15-22
Newsweek, April 29, 2002, p. 72
Playboy, July, 1997, pp. 118-124
Premiere, February, 1999, pp. 58-60; May, 1999, pp. 68, 78
Starlog, June, 1993April, 1997
Star Wars Insider, April, 1999, pp. 52-55
Success, June, 2000, p. 28
Time, April 26, 1999, p. 90
TV Guide, May 15, 1999, pp. 16-19; November 24, 2001, pp. 22-28

Electronic

George Lucas Educational Foundation, http://glef.org, June 16, 2002
Lucasfilm, http://www.lucasfilm.com, June 16, 2002
THX Ltd., http://www.thx.com, June 16, 2002

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